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dMgteL ! For tho Temperance Crusader. The Curse of ArcMniides. “Come, uncle Toby, do let me persuade you to try some of this old Madeira, this evening. Bill, my boy, not any for me, I have forsworn the use of it——yet i have seen time when I would pledge you, to quote a little from Horace, ‘not one but twenty cups of old Falej’nian.’ ”’ . “Tohv ‘Whitehurst turned Puritan ! raith Toby,” said old Jack Turner, who, by the by, was never known to make wry 1 T9 es over his bitters, or refuse a treat when otter ed bv ail acquaintance,“Fnith, I obv.;l have seen the time when no one loved his •hah and half’ with abetter relish than yourself. F “Yes,” said uncle Toby, musing, “there hangs a tale.” . , ‘•A stow from uncle Toby, a cried a dozen voices; “come, let’s have it.” “Weil, boys,” said uncle Toby, whose f or t s was story-telling, “here’s at you with out any fnither preface. “It was not a great while ago, toot the firm of Hudg'n, Wells & Johnson, of tins city, of which house I was head clerk, de termined to send me on i, voyage to the Phil:pine Islands;—the -peculations into which they had entered so extensively, de manded at Manilla the presence of an agent well acquainted with the business of the firm. ‘•The good ship Arabella, Stockton, mas ter, on which I had booked myself for j>as sarre, was not'lied to sati foi th,it port next morning at sunrise. “Highly elated with the prospect o! twen ty thousand dollars in perspective, for which sum I had agreed to remain four years at Manilla.’! sought and found just such a clev er set of fellows as is congregated here to ■night, the wine circulated briskly, and now let me Slave the magic tapestry ot the Arabian Knuihts on which to transport my self to Siciily. “Syracuse was taken, the city of Hyer onvnins was ours, the frightened inhabit ants were feeing in every direction. Strong men, gentle women, inoffensive children were indiscriminately butchered wherever met. ‘•Mud with the excitement of the scene, and incited by the hope of plunder, I observ ed a small octagonal building standing by itself alone on a hill—to enter was bit the work of a moment —an aged and venerable man was the opiy occupant of this strange F ■-.! 1 . , J'i df “llow now, old man, what means these instruments —inventing new Batista for our d-tstrue’ion ’•—worning sorcery ?—-by, the Gods, vour paltry life is not worth a ssster tium”’ •Soldier, I have heard that the Roman is 1 generous as-'he is brave; give me but until 1 half;lie'sand in yon hour glass is runout, tfenlake my life. I only wish to perfect a discovery which will benefit mankind —as for Are hi mid es, he wishes no longer to bve since he has seen his country laid waste by the hands ol a foreign enemy.” -Enraged at the coolness of the old man,! stabbed him. when, yielding up his last, breath, he invoked Apollo that*! should live until fulureßges should bring 1 * to light that for which he had vainly asked art my hands-, halfaif hour to perfect—that my file should be a burthen—ton- pursued by conscience, I should wander the earth always—a pest to myself and the na 1 ions who receive me. “AnoHo heard the old man’s prayer-—an ombmue peal of thunder from the lew. gave 1 of assent, the ovv! flapped ids funeral wmin mv face ands knew that, the curse was upon me. in amazement I fled from the building into the streets of die deserted city, which at few hours before were filled with the intrrlnied legions of MnroeJlus. now desert <l by every liv'ng thing save myself and the t ub ails that preyed upon the bodies— bodies vibch but lately contained hearts dial beat ::igh with hope and ambition, that, throbbed as the smile el* beaut v gave nerve U> ike arm and strength for the contest—- r w lying cold in death, a feast for unclean scavengers. • “Rec kless of whither t Went, the third night saw me on the seashore, the moon was ‘mining brightly, shedding a soft influence -re: die face of nature. “Lc eking over .the sen, I saw a small skiff containing a female figure, robed in gar ments of dazzling white, put off from the shore, A solitary boat was lying near ; to leap into it and follow after her was but the work ‘d a moment. In my blind pveeipi i ues'. I had not observed a figure seated in she stern sheets—as the wind filled the can vas'. it caused to he revealed to me the form -•'4 an apparition, the remembrance of which even at tins day causes iny blood to run cold. -There, under the cold rays ofthe moon, its long, grisly.-finger pointed at me. sat a hideous, ghastly skeleton —from its grinning mouth issued a charnel miasm, sickening, honible—in its eyeless sockets burned a strange phosphorescent light which seemed to consume the very marrow in my bones, nd t:i> rowing the boat, the phantom caused iho our to cleave the water with silent tioke. with the other band pointed at me, he yihbered the ‘curse of Archimides.’ “Oh conscience ! how stern, how merci less art thou, even pursuing the evil-doer urn the remotest coiner of the earth—far preferable to have been lashed with the scor pions whips ofthe Furier than thus to have keened to ih scold appeal to the morp.l judg ment. Remorse a hell within the bosom, a •worm that dieth not, a fire that is not quenched v “My iij sl impulse was to leap from the boat, b h . peil-bounri fascinated by the in fernal glare of those burning orbs, I had lost the power of motion. “As we swiftly followed in the wake ot ihe other-boat, neither gaining nor losing dbounce, I saw that the female held in her band a pa: chme> t scroll, and that her coun- bathed in’ tears. • Was she too making expiation for some horrible crime? Toe Angel of lime st.ll continued to mow down the nations ol the earth; long centu ries iiad passed away, and with the exrep* ;ou of ni vself and the mysterious female, ail seemed changed, the spectre boat had be come worm-eaten, the nails corroded, the copper bolts covered with the rust of n g es „green slimy moss covered even the form of the skeleton phantom, but looking back in the shadowy vista of former years, I could remember that those eyes had k>*t none of their hellish glare. n “The boat still kept the waved the queen of night still sat in her chariot, holding the same place in the heavens where, wo sand years ago, she had reined her steeds.- All was night, eternal night; and in its deep silence, airy voices were whispering me al ways of Death, of murder, ot the power of conscience. I could hear them in every breeze that fanned my temples, or. swept over this world of wafers —was I in the land of spirits? t A “I had noticed that wherever the Phan tom went, disease followed. I saw this at Smyrna, at Malta, at Paris, at all the large cities throughout the globe. Even Rome, imperial Rome, my own seven hilled city,; escaped not. I was at London whan the Plague cut down its thousands. I was at Patis and saw the cholera king stalking through the mourning city, and saw. him grin a sardonic smile as the crowded hearses and their loads of festering corpses passed by. I was at Norfolk, at Portsmouth, at every place where disease can make death hideous. “I remember that after long ages, I miss ed the boat and female figure. We were rapidly nearing the seashore, the same from whence over twenty centuries ago, 1 had embarked; the power of the skeleton seem ed gone, he could not guide the frail bark, which neajTtjj; and nearer approached the breakers. ‘ : “Far overhead on a projecting cliff. I saw the female figure, but no longer in tears, no ’longer dejected ; —her countenance now beamed with a celestial glory, brighter, brighter than any creation of the poet’s fan cy. A radiant iiaio surrounded her head, as we see in pictures of the beatification of the Holy Virgin. The Genius oflnvention stood revealed. Slowly unrolling the fatal scroll of parchment, she tore and cast its fragments on the sea—instantly the boat went to pieces, the spectre, with an unearth ly yell, went over into the sea, making its waters iiiss, and I knew that Destiny had released me from the‘curse.of Arehimides.’ “How long I would have continued to dream I know not, when awakened by Sam bo, I found myself under the tabie, in just I the situation i had fallen the previous night, j the :.un was shining brightly and boom, ; the report of that cannon told me that the ’ Arabella had cleared port. The firm, piqued I at my apparent carelessness, procured an j other agent afterwards, and here am I, a | Chatham street cierk, forty-five years old j and starving oil a salary of seven hundred doifais, when but for my friend Heidsick, I might'nave been a rich man. “Am I not right in renouncing the rue of intoxicating liquors V’ Muggins threw the stump of his cigar i the fire and looked reflective. 11. C. M. Oh, Sing to Me. j ■ BVFI Nin JOB S SON. Ob, sir:g to me, ruv own .beloved. Th it sweet and she pie strain j That I hare treasured to my heart | Throughout long years of pain! For Its clear tones recall to w The joys of bygone dUy, * hen hope’s bright sun lit up the Os happy childhood’s ways; Ard, as I hear its soothing notes. My mind goes wandering, And once again I tread with joy Sweet childhood’s fairy track. Oh, would that vre, ray own In-loved, Could woo again tho shade _ - ‘Where in the halcyon days of youth,, Our wandering footsteps strayed I Oh, would that we Could sit beside The dwarfish mountain streams, . And mirror as’in days of yore Our future go’den dreams But ah, alas! wo only now Their memories can bring, And soothe the soul with melting tow* Os “prigs wo used losing. —— ~- Home and Woman. Our homes—what are their corner-alone bat the virtue of a woman, and on what does social well-being rest but in our homes? Must we not. trace all other blessings ofciv • illzed life to the doors of our private dwell ings? Are not our hearth-stones guarded by holy forms, conjugal, filial, and parental love, the corner-stone of church and state, more sacred than either, more necessary than both? Lpt our temples crumble, and capitals of state be levelled with the dust, but spare oar homes? Alan did not. invent, and he cannot improve or abrogate them, i A private shelter to cover in two hearts dearer to each other than all in the world ; high wails to exclude the profane eyes of every human being; seclusion enough for children to feel that mother is a holy and pe culiar name—this is home; and here is th* birthplace oi every secret thought. Here ‘•he church and stale must come for the’V origin and support. Oh I spare our homes. ; The love wo experience there gives us our j iaitit in an infinite goodness; the purity and i disinterestedness of home is our. foretaste j and our earnest of a better world, hi rela tions there established and fostered do we, find through life the chief -o]ace and jov of existence, tv hat fi lends deserves the name compared with those whom a birthright gives us? Our mother is worth a thousand friends! our sister truer than twenty inti mate companions. We who have piaved on the same hearth, under (he light oft lie same smile, who date back tfl the same scene and season of innocence and hope, in whose veins runs the same blood, do we not find that years only make more sacred and more important the tie that binds? Cold ness may separate, different spheres may divide, but those who can love anything, who continue to love at all, must find that tiie friends whom God himself gave are wholly unlike any we can choose for our selves, and that yearning for these is the strong spark in our expiring affection. The £angh of Woman. A woman has no natural’ gift more be witching than a sweet laugh It is'like the sweet ound of flu-es on the water, it leads from her in a clear, sparkling riff ; apdthe heart that hears it feels as if bathed in the cool, exSiilarating spring. you ever pursuecHm, unseen fugitive through trees, led on b* a4wry laugh, now here, now the**, now loft, now found? We have And we are pursuing that watering voice to this Sometimes, it comes to us in the- midst os care, or sorrow, or irksome business, and then we tuna away and list#*, and Hear it ringing through the room like a silver bell, with powerto'seare away the evil spirits ot mind. How mulch,we owe to that sweet laugh! It turns the prose to poetryt it flings show ers of sunshine over the darksome wood in which we are traveling ; it touches with light even our sleep, which is s no more the image of death, but is consumed with dreams that are tfleshadows of immortality. — ’ ‘l'iii. -gu'g-. Hjtf fcmpcrancc Ctusakr. JPENFIELD, GEORGIA. Saturday, Morning, August 28, llW fsjgr*Rev. Ciaibem Truesell, of AtUos*. id autborizod Agent for the Crusader. Liberal Offer Any purser, iwndiog ua five new Subaeskwrf, ac companied adth the “rhino, M shall be entitled to an extra copy of tho Crusader for one year. Odors for our Pfpor must invariably be the cash to'receive attention. Stop Papers.—Sett)* Arrearages. Porsoos erdoring their papers discontinued, must invariabiy pay, up all thoir dues. We shall not off any subscriber's name who is in arrears. Grand Ledge, Knights of Jericho. ‘Mr. Editor’; —Allow me to state through your columns, that fiie next annua! session of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Jericho, for the State of Geor gia will hold its annual session, oc tha second Tues day n next month, September. ‘ t ft is very desirable that ail the Lodges ‘ in the State should he represented, and I earnestly request of them to proceed to the election of delegates as provided for by the Constitution, and let not the interests of the Order suffer, because of the stipine n ess and apafiiv of its members. Yours fraternity. g. w. c. : Our Difficulty at Cotoosa Springs. Jn view of the interest manifested by our friends in bur,recent misfortune, and of the many incorrect reports circulating through the country in to it, we h and sateoded (at the suggewtion pf others,) writing out a slatem- nt of the difficulty; but we find a full account is the .“ Atlanta Examiner” which we believe is strictly accurate, as it is the satrie we give, ar.d which every other person gives who saw the attack, or at the Springs at the and vh transfer the account to our columns. The whßr. affair was a shameful, painful and ri diculous one, for we certainly did not intentionally offend our antagonist, aed had he Exhibited the Qn-it outline of* gentleman and made it known to us that be felt aggrieved at what we had said in fun and good humor, we a gentleman would have felt bound b\ftvcry moral obligation and gentlemanly principle to have given tmy tho hwhjbUet apology, notwithstanding we had msde * puLlfe. apology, to ai; whom we had included in our impromptu wr- We want'-nly wound no manta feelings;—-hut without giving us the slightest intimation of hfa in tehtion, and selecting the must Inappropriate place, (vrhereMie la lies were passing from dinner) ho ut taeked us m the meat uagentlemanly, brutfil audyew-; ardlj manner, —with stick and pistol. It is perhaps appropriate to state that . Bynum, before leaving, sent us his regrets and uncondition al apologies for his conduct, begging us to accept them,’ and b;ip§ unwilling to disturb the peace of the visitors, and aefitsg. under the advices of older heads, w? had no left but to receive the apbio-dew. wh)eh ws did, but at the same time sta ting. that we considered the attack an unpardonable and cctcgrdly aeeault, Ws do not then entertain the fiostiio feofihgs toward this man that we would towards''an honorable enemy; his apologies have, in a measure, destroyed our (hirst for revenge,‘and we only comraiserafe with others who witnessed the outrage his utter destitution of prituiplf, chivalry s,rA bravery. We are under Seating obligations to all our friends for their interest and u ; during our confinement, ;n*i eepeciahy do ve retneasber with grateful'feeling* Drs. Paul f. Eve afxiX.ng, for thek kindness. >; The Assault on Mr. Seals at Cotom Springs. As ilio .country is filled with cxeilenie tby t.beat-. ( tack upon Mr. Seals, Editor of the Terapefuncc Qr.u wtder, it is proper that a correct account of it should be circulated, and having been.present at the time, and with Mr. Seals during hi coniineinent, and fa miliar with him before, I herc.eive a correct state ment of the difficulty. While Mr. Seals a popular’a ; r, at the earnest solicitation of a large number of visitors, he made several original verses as hp sung, %nd-in them nicely touched off several of the moat prominent “jokea” of the season. Tficver ses wens received tvith rounds of applause. In one of them ho included a Gen. J. G. Byaurr from Chat tanooga, and a ybune lady, to whom hia devotion was ao palpable that it became a theme of remark for every visitor. But before Mr. eieale concluded, be heard that the brother of tiffs young lady had ta ken exceptions at the mentioning of bet name; and as soon as he (Mr. S.) htsirff of jt, he arose and sta ted to file audience that he was very sorry to fearn. that one of his verses hd given offence, a.nd that he desirv ; to say to tfff, that he meant 0® disrespect, oor intended to give pfience to any person or per- whom he hud included in thp verses he sung. Wbercupqn the feryther of the young lady, very gentlemanly expressed himself .perfectly satif fled The annoqocqnjent that any one had taken offence perfectly astonished every one present. And they thought again that if any anp had taken excep tion, certainly Mr. Seal#’ apology was satisfactory- This wi4B before dinner. After dining;, Mr. S., was sitting in the piazza talking to some friends thinking of no attack, when Mr. Bynum witlfia pistol in one hand and a large htefiory canw in tho other, up to him stating thki he naff used his name ip a couplet, and without waiting for a reply, began to deal blows upon his head.. B„ is about six fecj six inches tall, heavy built, weighs about gOO l’b. aid was perhaps superior in strength''to any person at ‘tha Bpriugaf Mr. Seals ia a small, thin, weakly man, n appearance—nht men than a third as large; and having nothing at all do defend himself Against so large a mah, ho was soon overcome. Only three blows, however,, took effect on Mr. S., one on the head which was partly wafded off, and two on the. arm. He was carried to a room, and his wounds were dressed by Drs. PauJTv Eve and Long, who pronounced them nothing serious, fie was confined to his bed some two or three days, where he received every possible attention, and by carrying his arm in t slutg h* arM f 9oo h* 1 oqtagatxv /f wsm Vm -MpD sesiimetit fiu*>ajrbout th*- tu au'tb* saMrot, which was that It w*s ’h lowest, meanest. w*o*t dastardly and (MHcardly Qfsunli ever yoiumitted upon a. maw ; this Was the language of ail, old asd young, little and % white and black. ■ I. The indignation ‘.d the crowd- was treuaejidotm.— l&Mij young men were bent on taking hR life — were for bo: so- wnipping him, Tho proprietors t&ady out ins bill and were about to start hitn from tho premises. A petition stated the to have him foau tb various mm 4 were vuoooctvd for punishing hita, but be left of Isis offn accord Just soon as he could get off. The ladies Wore feudrsly .indignant, add refund to associate with or him. Mr. Seals r*- ffeived ibe unanlmou'i sympathy of even’ viitpfi for conduct whi’e ft? the Spring*, and I|*S public apology for tho innocent offence which he had giv en, proved Him to fee a perfect geutieeuan, and one nndeHervifig of such brutal treatment. He has not seen hia antagonist sirvfto the assault, and bis prayer was, fer tfia vise of him. arm that he might avenge bis wrongs. -,i ■ A VISITOR. Mentai Labor. Mo hind of labor is oto little among l;fib fef optxtkin as that of tlw- atnd. Tbry to tobsider every result of mental effort, as either very trifling, or wry easy to aceopt plbdi. One rtiujwju fp this is that there is no stan dard or data, by which we way estimate tfe- amount of mental labor in any given rasa. We, can exam iuo any structure and arrive at a very just ronclu- th? amount of physical lab(.r ex pended in Its erection. “ Wo can analyze it, and esti mate the skill and ingenuity neoesbsufy for the forma tion of each part And by. the s>* rue process of rea soning wo might form very just idvo. of the labors and difficulties to be andergona in building a similar ■Structure,-and of the time .and carltal it would re quire; but it is far different with the labors of the toind. We seidom if aver, have any criterion by Which to judge of the amount of offorv expended up on* literary production. An author may some times, by an almost involuntary atsfcise of genius produce a work which shall -vm for hiiu laurels, of unffying .tame, while years of toil u*ay be spont in the production es one in every respect its inferior, . But a notion has obtained greatly among men generally, that mental lher is trifling and insignifi cant as compared with physical. It is from this cause chiefly that it is so much underrated. This dis position net unfrequently causes people to rob man of his just deserts. Men who eftp readily compre hend the effect which disease produces on the physi cal system, how it paralyses its energies, and unfits it for active business, never think for a moment that the mind is equally variable in its temperament, andßß much affected by change; that it Is incapa- ble at times of performing ft task, which at others it‘could-accomplish almost without effort. They geetn to forget that the mind ig as wi’oject to weari nese, fatigue and disease as the body. Hence they expect a uniform and invariable standard of merit in* every jnontal effort. Kvery essay tmiri; manifest the same depth of thought, Ob-t same beauties v>f style, and elegance of expression, -.-very speech must be equally chaste, sound and eloquent And if they fail in fulfilling these gbsurd expectations, they are charged with carelessness, i a difference, or want of energy. Men often judge- han hly and unjustly with out thought; fer it requires but a. moments reflec tion tp ftonvi ce any of ug that “U Is v*in to hx>k iri.timn f r thaw mau.” * A Merry Heart ‘ , - “Jog oa, jog on, tho ioot-path way And Oierily pass the feiilv-a, , ■ ■ A merry heart goes all the way, A sad r.m tiros in a toile-a.” What a blessed thing i.s a tanry heart in this woj'id, whero there is so much to weary, to mortify, to grievfj. It opens to the individual Well-spri :?gs of jov, which ne tqisfprtune, no adversity ca take away or destroy. Giooro and ferk cfouds pnaf gath er around, but tho marry will dispri the dark ness, and spread around it a porpeloai light. The tired spirit may journey through a hot desert waste, but the ruerry h'-arf tvill strew many a swyet flow er along its burning solids. It -diffuses its influence upon ail with whom it eoitm m contact, and can even win a smite from the desponding misanthrope. The anchorite's cell, hid away in the’ wilderness atiiid rugged snountaiaH and bleached hills, would be a spot df boauty with a merry heart for its occupant. “Faint heart never won fair lady,” is an old adage full of truth and beauty, which has descended tu us from the days of chivalry. We might say, with equal truth, that a ssd heart never undertook, or succeeded iu any great design. A spirit bowed down by oppression which a morbid imagination has produced, never performed noble feats of valor on the field of martial glory. It requires a sunny spirit to meet th® fierce waves of adversity and quel’ thorn “in'placid impotence before him. It must be a cheer? fill, contented poind, which rise!* t those lossy heights where genius loves to soar. Grief or despondence would be like lead upon the cagieV wing, holding, it down to earth. : Cherish a merry heart Ls-i the waves of gladness eWiitinually bound forward, in freshness and beauty lrke the.surface of a summer sea. Drive aw ay with a breath of joy each cloud of sorrow which would sqttki on thy brow. Anguish, gri**C. and trouble must ‘-©me; but still cheerily look aloft. Defy their force, and they will flee before you, or prove helping angels, tq assist you forward in your journey to a world of, happiness and jcy. Then no longer will you think that Life is ; “A poor player That struts and his hour upon th sh^re Abd tfien is heard na map*,” but that A / “It is real, it is earnest And the grave fe not its goal* • “Mfsg— * , a lady of high intellectual en dowments, woj selected as the fair dortor. Miss ——— discoursed eloquently upon thtb urgent necessity for: tho united efforts of the conservative men of this brd*d find to rally to the standard of the National Democracy, in stlppqrt of Buchanan and Breekcn ridge; and that the principles of the Democratic par ty carried qut, wore tho only safeguards against fa naticism, and vroqld p ?ircot a disruption of this great Republic, and restore peace (hroufltoqt our country’s wide domain.” This clips the climax of anything w* have seen, bearff or experienced, fn the way eff leap year feat*, ami proves it to be indeed a fine institution. The Ladies have hitherto been silent, if not indifferent, respecting politics. They fc*ve sometimes played , the* gallant to bashful young (hen, aud with refined politeness, acted aft thoir escorts to and from, places of amusement. They have on rare occasions ven tured to plead publicly the cause of their violated rights before a promiscuous audierw;®. These things may do. But whe wo Had her In a political meet ing, rt'is very evident that she has entered a pluce for which‘she was neither designed or fitted. The worhf ia'ccFtaitfiy running mid on the subject of politics. Men who have been ordained and set apart to preach the pure gospel of Christ, have become atroet politicians, and converted the temple# of the Must High into earthly Pandemonium* wbrro Bigot ry and Fanaticism hold their uuhallowwl revels.— But there is a greater fWt #*#• thlfl, ffccn wo ■ I y. nu | IMW , - ‘ ojuio ae*-**ds, ‘<rw’ tb to* <Je*t dignity ©f retirement t mingle in liifc vxcitftmv-Tst of political j strife. ; . 1 .* Tb? Temperance Ctnventioa. Tfp.o woefcs since ore i?Jd before our readers the Minutes of tb* JVuJperanee Convention lately con vened in. Atlanta. The fri**ndg ©i the cause have now so *ppor(uwty to review its course, and pas their sentiments up-Mj tfo- u>c • .>/ us actions In j doing this, coror *-o n*£ f. r graUklfon, satrve for‘regret, We rejoice to koo > that the meeting was harauuafous; that there *i im sub ject introduced i* ! their ie’iberotiorns calculated to beget unfriendly dajruasion, or engender strife.- It gives us pleasure to h*kr that th- •> was a deter mination uuon the part hi sh tbv tnouiber* to t ress forward; that ibwrar was no talk of retrograde movement Aii see-ra**! to te-el that n*t stronger po sition cPuld be foued by foiling back. But while the** things give us pleasure, there arc some things which create emotions ot it contra-- ry nature. One of th** s*9 tha'v tte- weeting was so very thtnij attended. Ou’y twelve i*ounties were represented at all, and tr- m .-onn ot these, were ottiy cue or two d-l g-aU*. Fnia bet nit s a greater. luk* narrstness on the part ot f mperanr.- men than we had Ti&tf reason to snap* cl & e die p t, it is true, espent ur;d*r the ciroujnstances a very largo attendance, hut we looked for a. greater manifestation of interest than was shown. A small .user how ever does not diminish the efficiency of * m*--ti /, jrri to find omy a iVw where w expected v meet many, throws a dampovor the spirit which no sen-** of duty-e*“ arongi into enthusiasm. Another source’ of disappointment *© us •*.* the failure to tukt- any action with reference to the employment of ft Lctu rt.e. This was a subject which aec deserv ing the- chief at onUon of the Convention, an I we felt the most confident, assurance that they wuld at least discuss the.,practicability of the matter. We can form no correct estimate of the amount of good which might he accomplished by an a bit, eloquent and and. voted Lecturer. Even thus- whom we have bad did much, though tbvr*- were ( w whose talents commanded respect, and florae, with a glaring in consistency, did not practice what they f aught.— There is one groat advantage possessed by a Lectu rer over the very ablest publication which could bo produced. Very low openly intemperate persons will over read a Temperance paper nr trace. 3 hcv throw them by contemptuously, with the sneering remark that “it is the axiu<=-oI * tale,” or “they know it ail by heart,” but in reality afraid to read an ar gument which they cannot refute Consequently -their converting influence must He small, and n - indirect in its operations. But people wilt dock to hear a speaker whatever roar be bis princi ples or doctrines. Many will go untutored by preju dice, and convicted by th* force of truth, will turn .from tb<- errors of & way, of the dangers yf which they were previously ignorant Notwithstanding these causes of disappointment, we arc sanguine in Use hope that the meeting of the Convention will be productive of much good WV trust that it Created a flame at w high each toil-worn veteran relit the lamp which had almost dud out amid the dark gloom of despondence. If ach is inspired with anew ardor, and will go forth jealous ly striving for our faith, ;> how of promise will soon span our horizon, pure and bright *u that which hyng over vrorid just emerging frost an angry waof waters- * Why T Young man, can you assign one pioria sound rea son why you fe dissipated? That you are so, you nwed not deny. That, heavy, Jauguid, blood-shotten eye; that deep red blush upon your cheeks proclaim thes&d truth as clearly as your tongue could speak. Your hays arc spent iu slothful idleness, with au ut tei- indtflhrunce to the task which your duty to your self and to society would require you tr, porfono.-r- Your nights arc a c-nt in disgraceful-revels amid the dark haunts where vice and folly hold their court; and when the tqeek-eycd, dewy worn has appeared, you creep forth from vour hole of infamy, to spend •soother day of indolence and unoatur-sl slumber.— But perhaps you have not gotten so fir down the hill You arc merely % fast veung man, a “blood/* by which very uncouth epithet, you intend to imply That your father was either rich or honorable, nei ther of which qualities is likely to be perpetuated in hie graceless offspring. Your ambition is to spend with lavish hand the wealth which your father toiled to make, to dance, to k**p always as near intoxica ted as politeness requires, and in all things to act the fashionable'exquisite. The dictate?; of reason, com mon sense, and morality have no claims upon your obedience. Your footsteps wander as far from any coursejwhteh they may prescribe, as you can po?*;- bly make them. The only rule of action is your own will, and your whole life is continual gradation from sin to sin, from folly to folly. But why are you thus rushing on in a way, which u moment’s reflec tion would teach you is filled with perils, and leading direct!> ? tv certain ruin? Do you think in this man ner to win admiration or respect? Perhaps you are led on by a foobsh desire for notoriety. You would glory in the reputation ot’ being a wild young man. Ah! pause, wjll you, and consider what biaring such a name will have upon your future destinies.- ■The time will come when this exuberance of youth ful spirit will have ceased, when you have tired in vour wild hunt after pleasure. Then with high as- ipirations, you will plan nobly, labor earnestly, and wish for a good character to carry you forward in your undertakings. Think you that the foul lepro sy which dissipation has wrought will fall from you *t your bidding; that you will not. Tike the Syrian Chief, have to purlfv yourself by many ablutions in the Cleansing flood. It will require a greater sacri fice ever than that. You must, toil patiently without ceasing,- for long years, to win from the world that hbnfidence which at first jt would have yielded verify out Yfeservation. You must weep in abject humility from the dark pit into which vice has thrown you, and beg of society its forgiving love. This is your fate, if you reform;. You may go on, fill a drunk ard’s gravy, ‘‘unwept, ■ uahonoffld and unsung,” and find your home in the realms of eternal wo. Why then are you indulging in dis*?ptifio!i V Are you not aware that it is sapping vour constitution, and will soon bring yaa to an untimely grave? Do you not know that It is slowly but steadily putting out the light of conscience, and preparing you for th? of tho death which never die*. . * ‘ The Educational Journal. We have received tho first number of the above named publication, published a; Forsy th, G*., and edited by R. T. Anbury and \Y. C. Wilke*. It pro sent* a very handsome appearance, and from our knowledge of the men, we entertain bo doubt that it wfll be cogd-wted with marked ability. We gi ve to these worthy *ons <*f Mi*rco?a m©st cordial vt vfoopMi iDto tht rank* of the corps editorial, and wish them much success and happiness in then? r.ew vocation. A journal of the kind which they propose to ©stab lib tv vavy tnffh ovedod, and wo hope will mt wilh n liberal onftour&gem&ut irom th* people of our Suite. At is pj every Saturday at , yeei in r-dvanee. * jlre iliinisftliexs Igu^fsuai? Are all RufirsfloUeis ignorabt? Such tc injferenat might seem nature’, in try* d?-.y when tbu moral tur pitude attendant upvii ti.e buriaesa is sq a <J! kto* n and ftp'generally cua<j-.h%i Tbs tum-s when the i Jearuing mui ticop tb*v<l pi‘Ay us u Jof... may he found ongagod in r. tr-itßc sinful m arte deui'M-anzing in U?*T now s-ass-K-;, ‘i ju* diariuctjc.n between right and wrong in nil the prur.- ti■ of : buftuieaS ul life is tvO dearly marked, for at, v one to vr therein. Men do not laU liquor bwxusu they think It right, or 3>ocasi{ they do not know’ it to l*-u wrong. >v c gr.'tnt /catty of them are oct dov sessed of knowledge, hut < b-r* arc still more of tbom void of priru-ip! .-. Every --ratiinent of their moral nature !• biuuted, or eutirely and strovvd by ihn love of gain. They will murder mau with their p<Mson ous drugs, atei'jrijvided they get'their-pay, will cara rjiittie for his death, as they would ft*- that <a a hog, No, it ii o.oi ighoratieo which makes ©an a Kurrtvidie-r; if. is atwumess, the mjc rvckl.-.sj dis regard for the right* of other* which inspires the midnight a.-i Ac.-in, yr thu highway >T C t. aft . seen the gra.iua.ts ut* a. Cu’iege engaged in the hell ish task of dealing ou* draughts of distilnd ?iamna tion tfstlfo miaguMwj wretchi** wfco crowded hij, bar. The knowiedgo which Lo hsd gained was employ ed to iO‘*re surely- decoy his unsuspecting victims in fo his deadly snare. For gold, h.< had sold his sympa thy for his race, hi* conftcior.ee, and every noble, ff. ncr feeling of the aouL Ho ‘-an chuckle over hiailk gotten gains, tho price of widow** mourning? and orphans tears, with a savage delight at which halt fiend?* would shudder. And yet oar legislatorn will protect and sustain thefto brntalized murderers of soul and body, with that insulting reply to all our calls for aid, “use moral suazhn.” We will ijgo k, with succ-as, when we fld morn! icings upon whom to try its efficacy. But when wo hfcvo lyings in human form, io whom evry pass ion, feeling, or thought has been destroyed, but the* lore of liquor and ibe love of geld, we demand tho uss'atanco of Law. * B#ok Table.- Edinburgh fieciew. The repoblicaiio&a of L. Scott it Cos., arc- always prompt and punctual in mak ing their appearance. The July number, which ift now before us, piesents the following table of con tents : 1. Sir G. C. Lewie on the Credibility of Ear- Ip Roman History; 2. The Diary of Genera] Patrick Gordon; 8. Growth of the Map of London; i. Ssm ue l Rogers; 5. Cavallier and the Gamisards; *3. The Coins of Greece ; 7. Heinrich Heine ; 8. Supreme Courts of Appeal; ?. Remains of William Archer Butter; 30. Memoirs by Sir R. Poe!- The Catholic Question; 11. Great Britain and the United State*. As this is the commenromout of anew volume, it ip. a favorable time to begin sew ftubacriptiODs.--• Price SB. The Home Magazine, edited by 7. 8. Arthur and Misa Virginia F. Towofteud, is one of the beat family journals published in this country, price $2. Hyperion Scltoel. I he undersigned having been appointed a Commit tee to attend the First Annual Examination and Ex hibition of the “Hyperion Schoo*,’’ under the con trol of A- R. Callaway, and Bev, T. N. Rhodes Associate, submit the following REPORT. The Hyperion Schoo! is located in Mori wether county, two miles west of Greenville, Ga., in & beau tiful and rural district that strongly reminded us of the Arcadian Groves of Classic Greece* . A mo*t lovely place tot building up a permanent institution of learning that shall be free from all Uje vice* ip4 unwholesome influences of a Town. The Sehoqi consisted of about thirty young men and lads pursu ing the various branches of an English and Classical education. The classes in Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and I rigonometry, ah therQs?-v r eg in the most creditable Hiannsr, evincing a thorough atid accuiate understanding of the principles and their practical applications, over which they had passed during' the session. In this department we feel confident that the pupils have received laborious and attentive in struction from their faithful nad accomplished in structors. Much was a'so done in tho department of Englieh Reading and Vocal Culture : and the Teachers de -BerTfc Praise for their past effort*-—hut we can not pass over this part of the very interesting. cises without remarking thau in our opinion, much n,yr ° /• romains to be done. To make a good read tr, i? so important a part cf every young man’s echo, Lsuc -ran ng, that rtqch cannot be said in it* favor. Under the present system of teaching, where Mathematics and Ancient Languages occupy so much of the pupils time, ton frequently we find the or classical scholar but an indifferent reader of Lis own language. This should not be so, and wo pf<y diet that m the Hyperion School this department will continue to receive tho attention it go just do serves. In the classical department ,ve found the varioM clafscs m Virgil, Horace, Cicero, Herodotus and Ho mer, (although the most severe ieste were applied to sound the depth of their scholarship and the firm ness of their self-reliance) tver ready with prompt and accurate responses and even derirona of court ing opposition from .the committee. Tn taking our leave of these highly gratifying man ifestations of tho eminently successful nature of a school conducted on tho independent principle, free from all partisan influence and inefficient director ship of unqualified Trustees, w e would assure the Patrons of the Hyperion Schoo? that’ tve found *tho pupils eager for instruction and tho Teachers both ready and hilly competent to minister to their urifti bt! wants. And tv® would respectfully suggcsf ta h'icg within a reasonable distance of this young but vigorous institution, to cherish it with that devrv tion that should characterise a people fully awake to their greatest public and private interest. Nothing better serves tv keep alive brotherly love and to send tortb a pure and harmonious influence in a community than a School of tliift character. Sus-. ier then no personal animosity, no partizan strife, no sectarian views to divert your united strength from the support of an enterprise so noble, so meritorious, so permanent in its influence. M, I*. KELLOGG, College Teuupla. H. DAVIS, Newnan Seiuuaary. v ‘m. SLATON, Oak Bovfery, Ala. W. T. HARRIS, Greenville, Go. have offen been surprised, on the Y\ of the larger dealers in drugs, in cur principal to sea \hv irnmuns.- qunti(ie| of \h<m very popular tnedioines, Al’Lapy’ii pdt ©bruted I erm’.fugq and Liver Riils, piiud up on theia floors, their very beautiful labels and the clean, neat boxea, make a highly imposing appearance VV'e think Fleming Bros, of Pittsburg, whs a#© tfesoHMh